CRIME: Woman allegedly assaults deputy after driving while impaired

A 49-year-old Salisbury woman allegedly assaulted a deputy after witnesses reported she had been driving a vehicle while intoxicated.

Eva A. Gregory faces charges of second-degree assault, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. A Wicomico County Sheriff's Office deputy responded to a report of a suspect passed out in a vehicle in the parking lot of a motel in Salisbury at 9:38 p.m. Dec. 8.

Upon arrival, the deputy located Gregory inside a vehicle, allegedly passed out, with the keys in the ignition. Witnesses told the deputy that Gregory had been driving the vehicle, and the deputy detected signs of intoxication.

The deputy attempted to place Gregory under arrest for DUI, but the deputy had to physically restrain Gregory, who allegedly proceeded to resist all efforts of the deputy to take her into custody, even allegedly resorting to kicking the deputy.

The deputy took Gregory into custody and transported her to the Central Booking Unit for processing, during which Gregory allegedly removed her flip-flop and threw it at the deputy, striking him in the chest,

After an appearance in front of the district court commissioner, she was held on $15,000 bond.